September 21, 2010 Elizabeth Boardman Jennifer Foutz Emily Glassick Norma Rodriguez
What is Kidspiration?
Kidspiration is a program that provides a visual way to think, write, and comprehend. The younger student will develop early literacy skills, while more advance students improve comprehension and learn to organize their ideas for writing. Kidspiration gives children the conifidence they need to improve their writing skills. With new visual math tools, students build reasoning and problem solving skills.
Facts About kidspiration
you must purchase the program (starting at $69 ) or download a Free 30-Day trial just log on to www.inspirations.com
-Click "I" to locate Inspriation and "K" for Kidspiration
-Scroll down until you spot the program you are seeking
50 Uses for Kidspiration/Inspiration
1. Assist students in organizing information 2. Assist teachers in planning lessons/units/themes 3. Illustrate school's goals or plan for Parent-Teacher Organization 4. Illustrate instructional goal links to testing expectations 5. To show what each grade will be teaching and how units fit into the larger picture of curriculum for the whole school http://www3.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/50uses.cfm
How to Create Your Own
Writing View is just one example of the tools offered in Kidspiration. Click on the link below to view directions for the other tools this program offers.
Work with ideas in Writing view
To view your diagram in Writing view, click the Go to Writing button (the pencil and paper button)
Add an idea:
Click an idea to select it.
To add the new idea, click the Add Idea button (the piece of paper button).
Type an idea in the new idea line.
Move an idea:
To move an idea, click the left side of the idea. When the grabber hand appears, drag the idea to the new location.
Add details to an idea:
Click below the top line of an idea to type details.
Change the look of ideas using the Formatting tools:
Select the text you want to change.
To change text color, click the Text Color button (the A with little diagonal lines at the top right) and then click on a color you like.
Click the arrows on the Font box until you see a font you like.
To increase text size, click the up arrow, to decrease size, click the down arrow.
Change the prefix style:
There are several prefix styles. You can choose letters ,numbers, Roman Numerals, bullets or none of these.
Individualized and Differentiated Instruction. Tailored lessons allow students to learn and demonstrate their understanding, appropriate for their specific needs.
Project based learning. Visual learning engages students of all abilities.
21st Century Skills Development. Helps students gather ideas, analyze and interpret information, and organize thoughts- which students can achieve success in all subject areas throughout their lives.
Teacher/ Parent Uses
Kidspiration provides engaging cross-curricular visuals that can help teachers enrich their lesson plans.
Teacher can use the program to help their students to understand concepts visually.
Teachers can create graphic organizers to display for students
Can be used for teachers to evaluate student understanding of readings, math concepts and other content.
Teachers have options to keep student learning on task.
Student Uses
Students can create graphic organizers to help organize and express their thoughts visually
Students can explore words, numbers and concepts
Connects students' visual thoughts with written expression
Encourages students to elaborate and develop writing skills
Builds skill and confidence in writing
Can help students with math concepts by providing visuals of processes (sharing, dividing, etc).
Kidspiration is recommended for students with ADD/ADHD, autism , Asperger’s, dyslexia, and visual or auditory processing disorders, as well as english language learners . It offers text to speech, so teachers can configure it to read out loud to students who have difficulty reading or seeing a computer screen.
Examples of classroom uses
Reading and Writing
In reading and writing, students use Kidspiration to strengthen word recognition, vocabulary and comprehension. Students express their creativity and develop critical thinking skills as they combine pictures and words to retell stories or compare literature. Students expand their ideas into written expression by switching to the integrated Writing View, and then transfer their work to a word processor to finalize their project.
Use Kidspiration's Visual Learning Tools to Build Graphic Organizers Including Concept Maps, Idea Webs and Venn Diagrams
Math
In math, K-5 students use Kidspiration's visual math tools to build problem-solving and reasoning skills by developing a conceptual understanding of mathematical procedures. Students build number sense, spatial reasoning and understanding of the four basic operations while communicating their thinking with words, numbers and math symbols.
Math Manipulatives: Kidspiration Fraction Boxes Represent Fractions Visually and Model Processes and Operations.
Science
In science, students use Kidspiration to explore relationships between concepts and illustrate basic scientific processes. They organize their research and explain their findings. As students create concept maps, they develop understanding of scientific concepts and relate new information to prior knowledge.
Visual Thinking and Learning Example: Animal Classification Science Example
Social Studies
In social studies, K-5 students use Kidspiration to visually explore and understand history, geography, civics and economics. They make connections between historical events and explore similarities and differences among cultures, countries and eras. By switching to Writing View, students further develop their ideas and then use Kidspiration's one-click transfer to a word processor to complete a writing project.
Use Idea and Concept Maps to Organize Information Visually. Transform Pictures into Outlines to Expand Ideas into Written Expression.
Kidspiration
Elizabeth Boardman
Jennifer Foutz
Emily Glassick
Norma Rodriguez
What is Kidspiration?
Kidspiration is a program that provides a visual way to think, write, and comprehend. The younger student will develop early literacy skills, while more advance students improve comprehension and learn to organize their ideas for writing. Kidspiration gives children the conifidence they need to improve their writing skills. With new visual math tools, students build reasoning and problem solving skills.Facts About kidspiration
How to Navigate through Kidspiration (Quick Tour)
http://www.inspiration.com/videos/KidspirationMini Teach Powerpoint
For practice using Kidspiration and Inspiration:
-Go to your MyASU site
-Click on "My Apps" in the far left sidebar
-Click "I" to locate Inspriation and "K" for Kidspiration
-Scroll down until you spot the program you are seeking
50 Uses for Kidspiration/Inspiration
1. Assist students in organizing information
2. Assist teachers in planning lessons/units/themes
3. Illustrate school's goals or plan for Parent-Teacher Organization
4. Illustrate instructional goal links to testing expectations
5. To show what each grade will be teaching and how units fit into the larger picture of curriculum for the whole school http://www3.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/50uses.cfm
How to Create Your Own
Writing View is just one example of the tools offered in Kidspiration. Click on the link below to view directions for the other tools this program offers.
Work with ideas in Writing view
- To view your diagram in Writing view, click the Go to Writing button (the pencil and paper button)
Add an idea:Move an idea:
Add details to an idea:
Change the look of ideas using the Formatting tools:
Change the prefix style:
http://www.atomiclearning.com/k12/en/kids3pc
Classroom/Learning Uses
Teacher/ Parent Uses
Student Uses
Students Using Kidspirationshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmaQW-pFuUg
Special Needs and ELL's
Kidspiration is recommended for students with ADD/ADHD, autism , Asperger’s, dyslexia, and visual or auditory processing disorders, as well as english language learners . It offers text to speech, so teachers can configure it to read out loud to students who have difficulty reading or seeing a computer screen.Examples of classroom uses
Reading and Writing
In reading and writing, students use Kidspiration to strengthen word recognition, vocabulary and comprehension. Students express their creativity and develop critical thinking skills as they combine pictures and words to retell stories or compare literature. Students expand their ideas into written expression by switching to the integrated Writing View, and then transfer their work to a word processor to finalize their project.Math
In math, K-5 students use Kidspiration's visual math tools to build problem-solving and reasoning skills by developing a conceptual understanding of mathematical procedures. Students build number sense, spatial reasoning and understanding of the four basic operations while communicating their thinking with words, numbers and math symbols.Science
In science, students use Kidspiration to explore relationships between concepts and illustrate basic scientific processes. They organize their research and explain their findings. As students create concept maps, they develop understanding of scientific concepts and relate new information to prior knowledge.Social Studies
In social studies, K-5 students use Kidspiration to visually explore and understand history, geography, civics and economics. They make connections between historical events and explore similarities and differences among cultures, countries and eras. By switching to Writing View, students further develop their ideas and then use Kidspiration's one-click transfer to a word processor to complete a writing project.Bubble map tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY7uSMKWPVI
Citations/Works Cited (in APA style)
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Kidspiration activities. (2004). Retrieved September 14, 2010 from http://www.cowetaschools.org/cweb/kidspiration/KidActivities.htmLast University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.(2010). Retrieved September 14, 2010 from http://www3.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/50uses.cfm
Rockingham county public schools. (2006). Retrieved September 14, 2010 from http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/kidspiration.htmTeacher Tube Toutorials. (2009, September 4). Teachertube. Retrieved September 17, 2010 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmaQW-pFuUg(2010). Retrieved September 17, 2010 from http://itc.gsu.edu/howto/kidspirationhandout.htm